For currency traders in Japan the long weekend starting Friday won’t be much of a break as the market stays on high alert for official action after two suspected interventions this week.
Japan’s FX intervention signals 160 yen line in the sand, says ex-official
Japanese authorities likely intervened in the currency market to signal they see 160 yen to the dollar as their line in the sand, Columbia University academic and former finance ministry executive ...
White & Case Adds Former Linklaters Asia Funds Head in Tokyo
She also specializes in real estate and structured finance deals and is experienced in advising on ... Eriko is an important bengoshi (registered foreign lawyer) addition to our Tokyo office,” said ...
A crypto bigwig dropped $1.5M on a watch from the Titanic as a gift for his wife
The buyer of the most expensive piece of Titanic memorabilia ever sold has been identified as former FTX Europe head Patrick Gruhn.
Space Junk Startup Astroscale To IPO On Tokyo Stock Exchange
The company plans to issue 20.8 million shares... Space Junk Startup Astroscale To IPO On Tokyo Stock Exchange is published in Aerospace Daily & Defense Report, an Aviation Week Intelligence Network ...
Japan companies raise 30% more capital from overseas stock offerings
TOKYO -- The amount of capital raised by Japanese companies via foreign equity financing jumped about 30% last fiscal year to 2.3 trillion yen ($14.9 billion), as progress on governance reform ...
Aspen: IPO prospects where there is no sector wave to ride
Aspen shelved work on its IPO in New York last week in a move that signals that listing insurers will likely have to rely on the strength of their own individual stories from here. The Bermudian ...
Japan’s Kansai Airport World Record—No Luggage Lost In 30 Years
Airlines lose 7.6 pieces of luggage per every 1,000 travelers but Japan's Kansai airport has not lost anyone's bags in the last 30 years, and it's one of the busiest.
If Japan exhausts intervention slush fund, Treasuries may wobble: McGeever
Japan's yen-buying currency market intervention may not be sending tremors through the U.S. bond market just yet, but that calm could be disturbed if Tokyo gets drawn into a drawn-out battle to ...
Japan stocks lower at close of trade; Nikkei 225 down 0.34%
Japan stocks were lower after the close on Wednesday, as losses in the Precision Instruments, Automobiles & Parts and Transportation Equipment sectors led shares lower. At the close in Tokyo, the Nikkei 225 declined 0.
Japan’s Cautionary Economic Tale
Troubles are coming to the Japanese economy not as single spies but in battalions. Its economy is in recession, its public finances are on an unsustainable path, and its currency keeps plumbing new ...
Ripple Enhances Presence in Japan: Collaborates with HashKey DX for XRP Ledger Solutions
SBI Group, Ripple, and HashKey DX collaborate to introduce XRPL-powered solutions to Japan and the partnership aims to replicate the success of blockchain-powered supply chain finance solutions in ...
‘Exponential decay’ shows $73K bitcoin price record could be peak, per analyst
Close analysis of the bitcoin price in the wake of halving events suggest the top of this crypto cycle might have already been reached.
Groundhog Day for the Crypto Wars: The DOJ on Bitcoin Prowl
It's a stunning flashback to the 1990s "crypto wars," when the feds last went after cryptographers and others writing code. Thirty years later, politicians are now worried less about technical data leaking to foreigners and more about those foreigners ...
Crypto Users Demand SEC, Chair Accountability Over ‘Misleading’ ETH Stance; Congress Sets Hearing
Under increasing pressure over the revelation that Gensler's SEC had viewed Ether as a security before it refused to answer Congress regarding the matter, the House Committee on Financial Services has scheduled a hearing on SEC enforcement next week.
Crypto washout sends bitcoin below $58,000 into bear market
Bitcoin fell for a third day on Wednesday, having posted its worst monthly performance in April since late 2022, as investors pulled money out of cryptocurrencies ahead of an interest rate decision by the Federal Reserve later.